Alberta’s New Public Sector Privacy and Access to Information Legislation: What Businesses Need to Know
By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24
On December 4, 2024, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta passed two bills that will repeal and replace the province’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP Act). The new legislation separates the substance of the FOIP Act into two distinct pieces of legislation: a Protection of Privacy Act (PPA) and an Access to Information Act (ATIA), which will together govern the Alberta public sector’s use of information, including personal information....
By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP